in those conditions i felt safer launching with the kite in the water.. the launcher had to get wet, but if there was an overpower situation, the rider would get pulled into the water and not into the beach.
either way, landing you are coming in and thats when it gets tricky. we all need to keep an eye out for those coming in and make efforts to walk as far out to catch their kites near the beach line.
for the rider, if you cannot whistle, get one and attach it to your harness or something. you need to be able to get noticed before you are on the beach and asking for a land.
I am lucky to be able to whistle to the point that it has almost got me beat up at sporting events and concerts (i can seriously bust some eardrums is i try.. if i were a part of the x-men i would be "whistler") .. so when i am coming in i can usually get someone's attention from a safe distance.
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